Non-categorized event - Asia - China
- Details
- Category: Alerts
- Published on Saturday, 08 September 2012 10:02
- Written by RSOE EDIS
EDIS Number: UEV-20120908-36495-CHN
Date / time: 09/09/2012 10:43:17 [UTC]
Event: Non-categorized event
Area: Asia
Country: China
State/County: Province of Chongquing
Location: Chongquing [Yangtze River]
Number of Deads: N/A
Number of Injured: N/A
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: N/A
Description:
For a river known as the “golden watercourse,” red is a strange color to see. Yet that’s the shade turning up in the Yangtze River and officials have no idea why. The red began appearing in the Yangtze, the longest and largest river in China and the third longest river in the world, yesterday near the city of Chongquing, where the Yangtze connects to the Jialin River. The Yangtze, called “golden” because of the heavy rainfall it receives year-round, runs through Chongqing, Southwest China’s largest industrial and commercial center, also known as the “mountain city” because of the hills and peaks upon which its many buildings and factories stand. The red color stopped some residents in their tracks. They put water from the river in bottles to save it. Fishermen and other workers who rely on the river for income kept going about their business. While the river’s red coloring was most pronounced near Chongqing it was also reported at several other points. Officials are reportedly investigating the cause.Authors: RSOE EDIS
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